diff --git a/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h b/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h
index c1494f721..7cf2c4fca 100644
--- a/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h
+++ b/src/komodo_nSPV_superlite.h
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_getinfo_req(int32_t reqht)
     NSPV_inforesp_purge(&NSPV_inforesult);
     msg[len++] = NSPV_INFO;
     len += iguana_rwnum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(reqht),&reqht);
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_NSPV,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_addressutxos(char *coinaddr)
     msg[len++] = slen;
     memcpy(&msg[len],coinaddr,slen), len += slen;
     msg[len] = 0;
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_ADDRINDEX,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_notarizations(int32_t height)
     //    return(NSPV_ntzs_json(&NSPV_ntzsresult));
     msg[len++] = NSPV_NTZS;
     len += iguana_rwnum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(height),&height);
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_NSPV,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_txidhdrsproof(uint256 prevtxid,uint256 nexttxid)
     msg[len++] = NSPV_NTZSPROOF;
     len += iguana_rwbignum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(prevtxid),(uint8_t *)&prevtxid);
     len += iguana_rwbignum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(nexttxid),(uint8_t *)&nexttxid);
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_NSPV,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_txproof(int32_t vout,uint256 txid,int32_t height)
     len += iguana_rwnum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(vout),&vout);
     len += iguana_rwbignum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(txid),(uint8_t *)&txid);
     //fprintf(stderr,"req txproof %s/v%d at height.%d\n",txid.GetHex().c_str(),vout,height);
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_NSPV,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_spentinfo(uint256 txid,int32_t vout)
     msg[len++] = NSPV_SPENTINFO;
     len += iguana_rwnum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(vout),&vout);
     len += iguana_rwbignum(1,&msg[len],sizeof(txid),(uint8_t *)&txid);
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_SPENTINDEX,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ UniValue NSPV_broadcast(char *hex)
     memcpy(&msg[len],data,n), len += n;
     free(data);
     //fprintf(stderr,"send txid.%s\n",txid.GetHex().c_str());
-    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++,sleep(1));
+    for (iter=0; iter<3; iter++);
     if ( NSPV_req(0,msg,len,NODE_NSPV,msg[0]>>1) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<NSPV_POLLITERS; i++)